What do you wear

tim griffin · 19 November 2005, 19:38

What do you wear when afloat
Lifejacket manual/automatic
Personal flotation Device
Nothing

bogib · 19 November 2005, 19:43

Musto HPX dry suit
Musto lifejacket/manual

Bogi

Rogue Wave · 19 November 2005, 19:58

I always wear a lifejacket even when I am working on the Tug, I don'r really know whether to wear an Auto or a Manual. I tend to waer Manuals but I think I should really wear Auto's.

All in all I am in a Kwandree, about it. I would be interested to know what the Konsensus is

Pete7 · 19 November 2005, 20:03

Drysuit or sailing oilies with manual life jacket.

Pete

IanE · 19 November 2005, 20:31

Automatic Lifejacket - ALWAYS

laser · 19 November 2005, 21:16

offshore ollies and a bouynacy aid, only cos im a dinghy sailor and a poor student and cannot afford a life jacket!!

Simon Hawkins · 19 November 2005, 22:13

Offshore waterproofs or drysuit, with auto lifejacket. When on lifeboat always drysuit, helmet and man lifejacket, just incase i have to get in water quickly.

SOLENTER · 19 November 2005, 22:48

Alto and a Leopard skin jock strap

The Jackeens · 20 November 2005, 00:51

drysuit , auto & helmet cos I don't like salt in me eyes while driving.

(We do know someone who fell in off a RIB and didn't inflate his lifejacket cos he said it would save him 20 kwid.)

missus

tcwozere · 20 November 2005, 01:10

Manual.. The girls both have auto's tho.. I was gonna get an auto, but on the theory I might hafta jump into the water to get to them, I wanted the option of whether or not my lifejacket was inflated..

Sammo · 20 November 2005, 01:30

I wear my musto offshore oillies or a drysuit with either a bouyancy aid or an automatic lifejacket depending on what I am doing.

OceanEco · 20 November 2005, 01:36

I wear a mustang floater suit, its nice because its a life jacket as well as beiing very warm. Very rarely wear the drysuit.

prairie tuber · 20 November 2005, 02:51

What good is a manual if you are knocked unconscious? Aside from lower cost, what advantage would a manual have over an auto? Are the autos highly reliable or are they prone to premature inflation, or not inflating at all when needed?

Mustang makes some excellent floater suits. I haven't yet splurged on one, but this is probably the best time of year for me to buy one. Up until now I've been using a fairly basic Coast Guard approved vest style PFD, which wouldn't provide much warmth in cold water.

OceanEco, What do your clients wear?

OceanEco · 20 November 2005, 04:47

All of our clients also wear mustang floater suits, we also provide binoculars, toques(warm hats) and gloves for each person.

John Kennett · 20 November 2005, 07:59

Drysuit, auto lifejacket.

John

Jizm · 20 November 2005, 09:14

I always wear an auto jacket but depends on the weather and what I'm doing as to what else. Wet suit, waterproofs, jeans and t-shirt, shorts etc.
This time of year I would probably wear a cabin!

Andy Moore · 20 November 2005, 11:44

I was thinking of getting one of these:

http://www.seasafe.co.uk/sea-trekker-detail.asp

Any thoughts?

eupa · 20 November 2005, 13:42

Life jacket, boxer shorts, tee shirt,chinos, pair of cat. boots, and if its really cold a sweater- providing the heater works.

Jonathan ( cabin rib )

Hightower · 20 November 2005, 16:01

Drysuit and Auto and a cool set of Sunglasses

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Tideway · 20 November 2005, 16:04

Drysuit (with thermals & polar bear suit underneath)
Crewsaver (Seafire?) Twin chambered SOLAS lifejacket, both chambers are auto inflation. Plus safety knife on a lanyard and small strobe/torch, clipped on lifejacket belt.
hat, gloves & ski goggles/sun glasses.

Quite a lot when written down isn't it?!!

t